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Secretive US court meant to deport alleged terrorists hears first case
A hearing in the Alien Terrorist Removal Court was centered on a 47-year-old woman accused of supporting Islamic State and helping conceal a failed Election Day 2024 mass shooting plot.
Arab tribal ‘war tent’ raises fears of Kurdish-Arab violence in eastern Syria - analysis
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Australia's 'Dr. Jihad' found in Iraqi prison 10 years after declared dead in ISIS siege - report
Lebanon's Aoun marks first trip to Trump's White House with Hezbollah disarmament plan - analysis
Aoun, who served as the commander of Lebanon's US-backed army before being elected president last year, is the first Lebanese head of state in nearly 20 years to visit the White House.
Maryland man who tried joining ISIS, planning attack against Jews sentenced to 15 years in prison
Teekaye sent the UCO a photo of himself in a black mask, armed with a large machete, captioned: “victory or shahada [martyrdom] … either you do it here or over there or both.”
Can Kurdistan follow Israel's lead to become the Middle East's next Start-Up Nation? - analysis
Kurdistan does not need to copy Israel, but it can learn from its journey from a small and politically uncertain environment to a start-up and tech superpower.
Syria arrests senior ISIS leader, exposes criminal financing network
According to Syria's Interior Ministry, an investigation found that the ISIS cell financed its activities through assassinations and armed robberies targeting gold merchants in Daraa province.
Individuals behind string of 'terrorist bombings' in Damascus arrested, Syrian official says
Israeli public broadcaster KAN News, citing a Syrian security source, reported that the group responsible for the attacks belonged to Islamic State (ISIS).
Morocco prevents attacks by cell loyal to Islamic State in Sahel
Morocco’s counterterrorism agency said it arrested 10 suspects loyal to Islamic State’s Sahel branch and seized weapons, chemicals, and bomb making equipment.
US withdrew forces from Nigeria after operation against ISIS, AFRICOM chief says
In May, US and Nigerian forces conducted military operations in northeastern Nigeria that killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the second-in-command of ISIS globally.
Syria forms first post-Assad parliament to kickstart new era of 'managed democracy'
The new parliament has 140 elected seats and 70 appointed by the president.
Iraqi security forces target political ‘corruption’ in Baghdad Green Zone raids
The Green Zone includes Baghdad's parliament building, various government institutions, and embassies, with many politicians also having residences in the area.
US CENTCOM kills senior ISIS leader Ali Husayn al-'Ulaywi in northwest Syria airstrike
Meanwhile, the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated three individuals and six entities for "facilitating financial transactions on behalf of ISIS."